Exploring Brooklyn's Beautiful Fort Greene and Clinton Hill
Sat, Sep 06
|Brooklyn Library for Arts and Culture
Among my favorite neighborhoods with magnificent 19th and early 20th century architecture, including some Gilded Age mansions!
Time & Location
Sep 06, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Brooklyn Library for Arts and Culture, 10 Lafayette Ave Second Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217
About the event
TOUR OVERVIEW
Note: This tour is free with an optional donation at the end to your leader and guide - cash, venmo or zelle.
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I love the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. We'll stroll through some of New York's most beautiful and historic residential streets - filled with architectural treasures includes lovely townhouses, magnificent churches, mansions, along with the spectacular Pratt Institute Campus which features NYC's largest outdoor sculpture park. Fort Greene Park itself is a historic place and feaures the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument honoring American prisoners of war who perished on British ships anchored in the East River during the American Revolution.
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